The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1898, Page 9

N THE REALTY BROKER'S REALN Decided Improvement Is | Noted in the Tone of the Market. Large Sales During the Week‘ of Both City and Country Property. Several Auctions Scheduled for the Month—The Records, Minor Sales and Notes. Recent sales of real estate show that g0 far as that business is concerned, certain prophets will have to be appre- ciated in their own country in spite of the adage. This is true not only of city property, but in less degree of country largest transaction of n consummat- It is the n Jose Rancho nol, in Alameda Rhor of Pasa- Juan Lacoste was *ho w. purchased subject to a $30,000 mort Most of the property is sown in grain. Upon table dwelling and four The same agents have res of land, with houses about twelve miles south- e, to James A. Requa, e of $11,000. : >st city sale of the week is of property on the northwest co n and Octavia streets, 85x ef and Mrs. De¢ v oW Adolph Roos the buyer, price paid being $39,500. Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. were the brokers. They have also sold the property on the v rner of Polk street and )x110, for H. W. Smith G. Deming for leared and a ha n it. THE RECORDS. W the principal ed during th W OF ing 000 for two theast cor- and Lyon v Savings Bank to Burk, $20,000 . on propert n property on 100 south of ank to Judah 1, per cent, fleming, it, on property Octavia and d J. s, at 7 per same to r parc were for compar- Bank to the How- > h, $17.000 on streets rt Higgi 1 Nine and Addie Cap, , Robe; » to John F. ty on the nortk ) west of Howard, : to Letitia and Dalsy operty on the _yon street and Gol- 10x100: Fidelity Bank dmund Marks. $7500 line of Devisa- Gate avenue, 1k to Mary serty on the uth of Sutter, to Albert W. of city prop: rederick Pfeif- north line of 120: Mutnal . O'Brien, $10 reet inth line st on THE HAMMER. 1. Umbsen & Co. | le of real estat are included in | : The George L. Carroll es- » of Mission street, west of $0; the southeast vacant | T b ind Fifteenth streets, | 100; the residence of Theodore L. | , northeast corner of Broadway and | streets, 45 by 100; and at commi ale. the southwest corner of | ., three vacant ary A. Rogers. Co. will hold a i on the 25th inst. al o gs have been noted 1 these columns. Charles J. Campbell & “tion following pa 1st inst 710 Bush nd lot, n Powell and Mason: house and lot, Post street, between Buchan- an Webster of lot 24 by 91:6; | house and lot, 1822 Lyons street, south- | east corner of Sacramento. size of lot ; 106:3; three flats on the southwest 2 acramento and Walnut | s by 120 to rear street, on s0U aight street, 125 feet east of Wet idence and lot, 418 Her- mann between -~ Buchanan and v ze of lot v 137:6; Jot 50 by uth side xteenth street, v side of Twenty-second 5 feet morth of Point Lobos; and Jot. 59 Corbett avenue, be- Hattle and Danvers streets, size of by 82:6 and ot, 3¢ Powell av- biock from Mission street, on of Mission and Valencia; 0 on the southwest corner of nd C street. Co. will hold a probate, west en ot Seventh aven G. H. Umbsen referee, partition and commissigner’s sale T 0y of realfy on the 3ist inst. There are thir- teen offerings catalogued, including man- ufacturing property on the southeast line reet, and the southeast cor- ner of Drumm and Commercial streets. MINOR SALES. Dudley Tait has purchased from ; Gibbons the lot, 24:4% by 1 on the north line of Post street, 161:103% east of Polk, for $7000. A. J. Rich & Co. acted as the brokers in the transaction. H. W allet has bought of John Hus- ton the Jot, 41:8 by 85, with two dwellings, on the north line of Howard street, be- tween First and Second, for the same 000. Benjamin M. Gunn & Co. As agents. Burnham & Marsh have sold for H. N. Lund the lot, 41 by 120, on the north line of Golden Gate avenue, 151 feet west of Yan Ness avenue, for $16,000. Morris Meverfeld was the purchaser. Bovee, Toy & Sonntag have sold to Mrs. Anna M. Tobbenboske for the Hibernia Bank the lot on the south line of Pacific avenue, 171:10% feet west of Gough street, for & reported price of $12,000. e lot is 68;9 by 127:8%. The same firm has dis- osed of the two-story and basement ‘res- dence and the lot. 2:6 by 100, on the west Jine of Webster street, 112:6 south of | and a corner streets, 25 by 106:3, for $2400. Green, for $11,000. Through Benjamin M. Gunn & Co. the Hibernia Bank has sold to W. E. Mighell the lot, 27:6 by $2:6, on the south line of Turk street, 30 feef east of Jones, for a stated price of $15,500. There is a frame building on the lot. The following sales are reported as having been made lately by Baldwin & Howell. All are in the Sunset District: Lot on the east line of Twelfth avenue, between H and I streets, for $500. to R. Vierhus, who will build a $2400 dwelling: a lot 25 by 120, on the east line of Tenth | avenue, between H and I streets, to M. J: Scott, for $3400: a lot 100 by 103, on the corner of Tenth avenue and M street, to Edwin Laurence, who has also pur- chased the southwest corner of Twelfth avenue and M street, 57:6 by 100, for $575, of Stanyan and Beulah Minor sales are reported by Bivee, Toy & Sonntag as follows: Lot 50 by 9. on the north line of Sutter street, 137 east of Broderick, from James T. Kin| to Mary «A. Jones, for $:000, and a lot by 100, on the north line of Union street, | 137:6 west of Polk, for $2100. The following list of recent sales is submitted by the Burnham & Marsh Company: H. N. Lund to Morris Meyer feid, lot and improvements on_the north side of Golden Gate avenue, 151 west of Van Ness avenue, 41 by 120, for $16,000; the four flats and lot 35 by on Twen- tieth street, 25 west of Shotwell, renting for $66 a month, for $5500, H. Roming be- ing the buyer: Mrs. A . Marks to Smma Scholl, 1ot 30 by 112:6 on west side of Pierce street, 137:6 south of Halght, for $2750, and also the residence and lot 48 by 150, 1356 Railroad avenue, Alameda, to Martin Beverson, for $3000. The following sales are those reported 3 . Umbsen & as having been : Thomas Mootry to John F yd, southwest of Haves and Gough streets, im- provements and lot 65 by 120; John Hart Mrs. Villegia,” north line of teiner, improvements 7:6, with an L 50 by 50; ker to William Schehr. Clayton street, and lot 25 Schwartz to Sarah Pa street, and lot k to E. A. Schu nts and lot 20 by 114 : Thomas Mootry Jr. es- . Berger, southeast cor- avia streets, 27:6 b improvements: Thomas Mootry Jr. ate to Mrs. Manson, southwest corner of Bay and Dupont_streets, by 113 and improvements; E. F. CHenot to Robert Fampton, improvements at 921 Valencla street and lot 25 by 9; Bode % to C. Bowman, 1758 Howard ér, imy 20 Hill at tate to Mrs. ner of 120 ar street, improvements and lot 27:6 by 115, irregular; G. Kopman to Mrs. E. {Illle- meurs, 2439 Larkin street, improvements 6 by 9; Clara Baum to Mrs. on the east line of San Bruno A . 21 and 21% Welch 20 subject to the ap- roval of the Probate Court; Gustav Pe- v to Mrs. W. H. Ayers, 37 Merritt mprovements and lot 2 by 90, Ir- George K. Frink to tewart .unney, lot 30 by 100 on_the north line of ienry street, 60 west of University. RANDOM NOTES. John G. Feyhl is building a three-story frame structure on the south line of Bush street, east of Powell. The cost will be 0. = I Aty ory frame dwelling is now In process of erection on the west line of Plerce street, north of Broadway, for Maud Shirley Gregg. to cost $4500. The premises at 225-227 reet have been leased for five Bucking- ham & Hecht from 8. W. Rosenstock. Sunset District is going ahead at a rapid rate. Considerable street work has been done on Tenth avenue, betwgen I and J streets, and is now going on be- tween L and M streets. Other streets have also been completed and new work is thought of for the near future. FRATERNAL SOCIETIES. An Entertainment That Was Given by Mars Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Mars Lodge, K. of P., celebrated {ts second anniversary Tuesday in Crystal Hall, Pythian Castle, by a ball and ban- quet. There was suc.. a large attend- ance of the frien of the lodge that all could not be a nmoda and it became necesary t pany, half going i Thu divide the com- nother hall ad- ntermission the the members and ommittee that had charge ir was: J. Dol on, R. L. Wil- . Barton, M. A. Beach and A. San Francisco Lodge gave a social in South San Francisco Hall, at Rallroad and Fourteenth avenues, Tuesday, and there was a good attenaance, that found much pleasure in the well-arranged pro- | gramme of dances L. and It party broke up. _ HEBREW SOCIETY. The First Hebrew Benevolent Soclety at its annual meeting last Monday elect- ed the following party for the ensulng yvear: M. Goldwater, president; B. L. Brandt, vice-president; S. Zekind, secre- ta A. Stern, treasurer: M. Saalburg, . Badt, H. Kramer and M. H. Lichtenstein, trustees, INTER NOS CIRCLE, F. O. A. was presented, panions of the Forest, have arranged for a_ basket social to-morrow evening in Alcazar Social Hall, and the committee in charge expects to have a pleasurable evening. JUNIOR ORDER. The courils at thie time are busy installing officers. Reports from all quarters show ap- preciable gains and good condition of finance. Special Organizer Terry Is at work on & new council in Haywards. A committee is. actively at work arranging for the celebration on Washington's birthday, 0 be held by the order fn Odd Fellows' Hail. There will be a Lall, and an entertalnment CONFIDENCE 1S RESTORED Merchants and Representative Men Well Pleased With the Outlook. | Joseph Simon of Portland Speaks Concerning Matters of Interest. Joseph Simon, ex-Mayor of Portland, a bright political light throughout the coast and connected with the legal firm of Simon & Doff, arrived in this city yes- terday In company with George A. Steel, well known in business and political cir- cles. They have taken apartments at the Palace, and during their stay legal and personal matters in which they are inter- ested will be attended to. Business and political interests are re- ported by them to be in a condition suit- able to the prosperous times, and the general confildence which has gathered among the representative men of the country has greatly aided in making af- fairs what they at present are. The Klondike excitement has tended to cir- culate money heretofore stagnant, and a year of contentment is predicted. Mr. Simon said last e\'enlnfi‘: “As is well known our election is held in June in- stead of the usual month of November. The State Central Committee will meet on the 2a day of February, and even at the present time political circles are be- coming interested in the fight which will soon be at hand. The State as well as the general ticket will be elected at that time, and I am of the opinion that the sound-money followers will carry the day by a handsome majority. In the natural course of things a hard fight will neces- sarily be made, but I look for a larger majority for prosperity and sound money than was procured last year. “‘Business interests are looking brighter and taken all in all we have reasons for rejpicing. Wheat-growers are branching out and a large vield will be the result. I account for this for the reason that a general confidence has been restored through the election of McKinley, the same ticket will lead at the n election.” 89:6 | ed in the hall, | was after midnight before the ‘The members of Inter Nos Cirele, Com- | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1898 SORIS IV WATTS TRACT A Fistic Carnival Given by the Oakland Club. Some Lively Work That Was a Good Return for the Money. Captain Fletcher Recelves Some Se- vere Punishment in the Stomach. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 20. The boxing craze has struck the ‘Watts Tract. In past times, before that | neighborhood was the thriving and prosperous settlement that it now s, many dark tales of fights came from that vicinity. But now all this is changed, and the clvilized method of | settling questions of supremacy is re- | sorted to. To-night the Oakland Ath- | letic Club, which has a capacious gym- | nasium at B and Hollis streets, held | a fistic carnival, in which many young Oaklanders distinguished themselves and otherwise. These carnivals, which have been held occasionally for several land, and now that San Francisco, on account of a passing spasm of virtue among the Supervisors, has declined to permit exhibitions of the art for the present, crowds that are quite fash- ionable can be found at the unpreten- tious Oakland club rooms. Several young artists were tried out to-night. | Kane, who once fought eight rounds | before the Rellance Club, resulting in a verdict for Kane, were in the ring for eight rounds and gave the crowd a fine exhibition. This was the star event of the evening, and a goodly por- tion of the gate proceeds went to the winner. | Jakey Baumgard, whom everybody in Oszkland knows, once secured a victory over Josh Ward, and ever since that time Ward has been anxious for an op- portunity to win back his lost laurels. To-night the chance came, and the two little fellows went through eight | rounds in good syle. Jimmy Riley, who once had a battle with a gentleman named Yankee Sav- age, was matched against Jimmy Ca- sey, who is almost an unknown, and for half an hour these two kept up a lively contest in the ring. Altogether the as- sembled sports concluded that they had received a good return for the modest price of admission. Spike Hennessy, splkes and all, presided over the cere- monies and in his opening speech hinted very broadly that unless per- | | fect behavior were preserved no cere- mony would be followed in ejecting the offender. Captain Fletcher of the police force was also present and stated after- | ward that the entertainment had been | so humorous throughout that he had laughed till his stomach was sore; in fact, he said that he believed he had re- | ceived worse punishment than any of | those who went into the ring. SONS OF THE COVENANT | The District Grand Lodge of the | i B’ne B'rith Will Convene on Sunday. | | Candidates for Grand Honors Who Will Probably Be Elected—The Representatives. The district grand lodge of the Inde- | pendent Order of B'ne B'rith will com- | mence its thirty-fifth annual session In | B. B. Hall in this city on Sunday fore- noon at 10 o'clock, and it will remain in sesslon for several days. The following named are representatives chosen by the several lodges to represent them in the session: Ophir Lodge No. 21—A. L. Badt, I N. Choynski, M. Kalmuck, M. Kollman, Marcus Levy, Lewis Levy, Lewis Abraham, Jullus Platshek, Willlam Saalburg. Etham, No. 37—Albert Elkus, Mose Laven- | son, Jacob Levinson, Nathan Aarcn, Leon Salo- mon, M. Wilson. Modin, No. dor 1. Brown, Ellas Cook, Samuel Flyshaker, Meir Lindheimer, Isaac Lacher, A. Strasser. Phillip Stern. Garizim, No. 43—Isador Haas, Morris Rosen- berg. Pacific, No. 45—D. Davis, Jacob Gans, W. Geist, Louls Metzger, H. Schwartz. Montefiore, No. 51—Hugo Asher, Sol Bloom, ert Kahn, Marks Lewls, Manheim Marks, Charles C. Morris, M. J. Netter, I H. Shocken. Nevada, No. 52—H. Armer, L. Lobenstein, E. Tauss} No. 56—Simon Hochstadter, Mark . Schneider. No. 6—D. M. Buchner, Charles Friendly, S. Mitchell, N.” Goodman. Hope, No. 126—H. Marks, M. P. Steln, Joseph Steinhart, M. Menasser. Columbla, No. 1Zi—Julius Bamberger, Ignatz Eppertshausser, Herman Friedlander, Jacob Gunzberger, Louis Machol, Phillip Taussig, Adolph Woite,” Aaron Wasch. Golden Gate, No. 120—A. Auerbach, I J. Aschelm, Louis Bernstein, Philllp Cohn, B. M. Goldstein, David Harris, Sam Isaacs, E. Sternberg. California, No. 163—David Cohen, A. Colman, uis Cohn, Louis Friedlander, Max Goldberg, Julius Israélsky, 1. W. Lipman, M. S. Levy, H. Rubin, Willlam Samuel. Orange, No. 24—A. Marx, W. Norton, L Phillips. Yosemite, No. 231—A. Rosenthal, L Sflver. :P-rldlle. No. 257—A. Horowitz, Joseph L. onas. Ariel, No. 248—Alex J. Hart, Prosper S. Hirsch, Emanvel Michaels, William Osterman. Oakland, No. Bernstein, M. Fried- lander, Max Marcuse, George Samuels, EIf Schwarzblum. Carson, No. 266—Benjamin Harris, Adolph Livingston. Unity, No. 213—L. Cohnreich, D. Cohan, E. Deutsch, Herman Enkel, Eugene W. Levy, S. J. Levy, Louis Lipmen, M. J. Lyon, Simon Meyerson, Joseph Rothschild, Max Warschauer, Solomon Zekind. North Pacific, No. 3814—I. H. Abraham, A. Dryer, J. M. Gellert, M. Gilbert. Cremienx, No. 3%5—P. Flatow, A. Glassman, Sam S. Green, H. Guistadt, M. Liener, E. I Wolfe. Semi-Trople, No. l—A. W. Edelman, M. Morris, Sam Prager. Seattle, No. 342—Fred Borles, Elkan Morgen- stern. Occidental, No. $45—Louts Cohen, Willlam Glldberg, A. . Kohlberg, lverstone, Lucius L. Solomon, E. Tausky, Jacob Voor- sanger. : Lasker, No. 370—Simon Levl, Rudolph Schil- er. Portland, No. 416—Henry Blackma Bioch, Solomon Blumauer, Isaac ;.“mt: Sigmund_Sichel. laron de Hirsch, No. 420—~Noah W. Beider, Adoiph Wetmateln. . o B. F. Peixotto, No. 421—M. J. Frieman, Al- bert Graupe, Jacob Morritz. 5 Abraham Gelger. No. 423—L. Stern. Washoe, No. 460—Joseph Hausman, Solo- mon Levy. Concord, No. 463—Joseph Hirsch, Jacob Nieto, Vante Morias. No. 23—Taanc Gevu nta Morias, No. saac rt: S. Mayer, Max Ryoke, Henry H. “’ul:: E This list shows representatives from Concord_and Santa Morias lodges, mnot represented at the previous session. he present grand president, M. P. Steln, will be succeeded by Herman Gut- stadt of Cremieux Lodge, there bein, no other candidate against him. Edwar: Bare, who was first vlee—rruldent and was in line of promotion, died some time ago, and Stmon Baruch, the second vice- president, who_was next in line, resigned to go East. The choice fell upon Mr. Gutstadt, who has been a most indefatig- able worker for the order, and no one will be pruenvid lfiun-t him. Thus far th® only candidate for first months, are star events in North Oak- | Mike McCormick and Joe | vice-president is Sichel of Portland, ., who has been instrumental in build- ing up the order in the adjoining State, and for second vice-president, Lucius L. Solomon, the present grand orator, has no_opposition. Ben Harris, the present grand treasurer, will succeed himself, and 1. J. Ascheim, the present efficlent grand secretary, will be a candidate to' succeed himself. %u‘- ing the year that he has been in office he has introduced a numberof innovations in the office which materially advance the transaction of the business connected therewith. The candidates for grand trustees are Simon Hochstadter, Max Marcuse, Philip Stern and Julius Plat- shek. There will be three sessions of the grand body dafly except on Monday, when there will be an adjournment on account of the Golden Jubilee. Among the most important matters to come up during the session will be the report of the committee on the amend- ment of the general laws which will in no wise interfere with the beneficlary feature of the order, and a proposition to propagate the order in this jurisdiction. THE SECOND BRIGADE. OrdersIssued for the Grand Jubilee Parade on Monday. Brigadier-General Warfleld has issued orders for the Second Brigade to parade on Monday next and take part In the Golden Jubllee festival. The Signal Corps and Troop A will be mounted. The Signal Corps will report to Adjutant-General Barrett at the Palace Hotel at 10:10 a. m. to escort_the com- mander In chief, Governor James H. Budd, and staff. The Fifth Regiment Infantry, Colonel | Fairbanks, will report at temporary | brigade headquarters, at Market and Sansome streets. The First Regiment In- | fantry, Colonel Smith, will take station | on the left of the Fifth, the San Fran- | | cisco division of the Naval Militia on the | left of the First, and Troop A, after re- | orting at_brigade headquarters at the Snlllurnls Hotel, will take station on the left of the Naval Militia. Orders have been issued from the regi- mental headquarters of the First Im-| fantry to parade Monday in full dress | [ "Cadet G will t e Cadet Company report to Grand Marshal Morse for special ,:!uty as ;ancort to the San Francisco school chil- | dren. WANTED T0 GO BACK TO CHINA Lau Sun Ho Asks Uncle Sam to Pay Her Passage | Home. She Swore When She Arrived That | She Was a Native of [ California. | | Lau Sun Ho, alias Chee Yuet Qu,is tired of living in San Francisco and desires the United States Government to pay her passage back to the flowery kingdom. Ho arrived here on the Peru from Hong- | kong in December, 189, and was landed in January, 1567, upon furnishing proof to | the Collector of the Port that she was a native of California. Ho was a slave and was Imported for ifmmoral purposes. She appeared to ac- cept her lot with resignation and did the will of her masters until recently, when she became tired of living in California and wanted to go back to China. She ac- cordingly went to the, Methodist Mission and declared that she wished to be re- deemed from her life of slavery. She confessed that she was born in China and not in California, and that she had been | landed on false and fraudulent pretenses, | This confession was reported to the Chi- | nese bureau and yesterday Inspector | John Lynch swore to a complaint in the | | clerk’s office of the United States District | Court charging the woman with having galned admission to this country by false and fraudulent representations, and ask- ing that she be denorted to China. | The woman was arrested and brought before Judge de Haven, where she was asked whether she had any choice of an attorney. Ehe replied that Mr. Monroe, | the attorney for tflo mission, would be ac- ceptable to her. shen she became fidgety | and requested to be_allowed to confer with Cum Lung, a Chinese business man of good repute. After a short conversa- | tion with Cum Lung she decided that Thomas D. Riordan should be her attor- ney. The examination will take g}nca before | United States Commissioner Heacock, at | 11_o’clock to-morrow morning. It appears that after Miss Ho had been in the mission for some days messages were secretly conveyed to her from her masters warning her against the action she was taking and threatening her with death_if she did not return to her oid | life. These threats alarmed not only her | but the mission peorle as well, and they feared that an attempt at forcible res- | cue would be made. Hence tha Federal authorities were informed of the matter. R R e A NEW CONVENT. Select Institution S;on to Be In- augurated at Pasadena by Oakland Sisters. Pasadena is soon to have a new con- vent, under charge of the Sisters of the Holy Names. Mother Delphine of that order, who re- cently became mother provincial of the convents in California and superior of the Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart | in Oakland, taking Mother Elizabeth's | place, has gone to Pasadena with Sister | Mary Symphorosa to select a site for the convent and pass upon the plans for a bullding. The convent and the school that will be attached to the institution will be par- ticularly select and promises to be one of the most successful in tire State. The sisters in charge will be Sister Rose of the Passion. Sister Agnes of | Mary and Sister Nobertine. ———e—— TRADE STAMPS NOT FAVORED. Merchants’ Association Lining Up Against Gifts With Purchases. Shortly after the trading stamp people introduced their scheme of distributing goods on stamps obtained from the mer- chants with whom they had business dealings in this city the Merchants' As- sociation discussed the matter, its mem- bers claiming that the system is sure to work a hardship on the business com- munity. In order to get a general expression as to the advantages or disadvantages of the proposition, President Dohrmann and Secretary Freud have sent letters of in- quiry to members of the Merchants' As- sociation. The letter recites that the Board of Supervisors has passed an ordl- nance prohibiting the giving of ‘“‘presents” with purchases, but that the officials de- sire further expression of opinion of the members of the association. As a leader the secretary asks three questions. The first is if the individual members favor the establishment of the trade stamp system in San Francisco; the sec- ond is if they belleve that the association Should actively oppose its establishment; and third, if they will attend a meeting of the association at which the subject will be disc! With the letter is sent a copy of the “gift scheme” ordinance and of the letter to the association from the Supervisors. Secretary Freud said that of the 927 members of the body he has yet to hear the first merchant express himself in favor of the plan. About forty members handle the stamps, but these are making the hardest fight against the proposition. He expects that a meetin, of the association will be held soon ane from what he can learn belleves that the sentiment will against the trade stamp scheme. ——————————— Off for the Klondike. Ofllcerhchlmb:l;u :: C-pltun Spillane’s division has sent in his res| tion to th Police Commissioners. He le'nnv?u in a te: days for the Alaska gold fields. —_——— @n Insolvent Clerk. Sidney Lacey, a clerk by occupation, ‘has been declared insolvent. The {nsol- ent schedules his liabili 8 l'nlm g ities at $1587. He THE CHINESE NEW YEAR DAYS The Mongolian Element of the City Is Much Agitated. The Hollday Season Comes on Wtih a Renewal of the Old Soclety War. Chinatown {is agitated almost ts fighting point over the perplexing question which is the proper day to celebrate their New Year. The dispute has already divided the Mongolian quarter along the old lines of the Sam Yup and See Yup feud, and the upshot is that two different New Year days will be kept and two calendars fol- lowed by these two factions throughout the year in the Chinese communities of the United States. It appears that ever since the Chinese came to California in 1849 there has been a mistake of a d-~ in the local almanacs. It is well known to trans-Pacific passen- gers coming from Japan to the United States that when the 180th meridian is crossed in mid-Pacific one day is added to that week and one day is dropped in going west. The Chinese, regardless of our geographical and astronomical sci- ence, counted right on, making no allow- ance for changes of time and place with the result that their computation of time is a day too fast. About four months ago the new Chinese Minister,Win-Ting-Fang, acting under the orders of the Tsung-1i Yamen at Peking, set himself to rectify- ing the local calendar. The different Con- suls in the United States, Mexico and Peru were commanded to instruct their fellow countrymen in these places to ob- serve Saturday, January 22, as the offi- cial day. The local consulate accordingly issued a proclamation to that effect about two weeks ago. It is this ko shi that has driven China- town frantic. Whole cargoes of almanacs and calendars printed in China are worth- less, and the booksellers are filled with rage. Moreover all kinds of woes and disasters are predicted to follow this im- plous interference with the infallible al- manac of the gods. The Chinese legation Is desirous of making the home and foreign celebrations synchronize as nearly as possible, and also to avoid the bad form of celebrating here before the year has begun in China. It must be borne in mind that every Chi- nese New Year adds another year to the Emperor's age and reign. ow, if the event is observed here on Friday the offi- clal telegraphic dispatch of congratula- tions would reach his Majesty a day too soon, and the local consular officials, whose custom is in the dawn of every new year morning to proceed to the Bix Companies’ chamber on Commercial street and prostrate themselves before the Em- peror’s tablet, would be rendering homafie to their soverei-n mnn?' hours before the twenty-fourth year of Quong Sui had dawned. This iS why the officials are de- sirous of rectifying the calendar. It is all very puzzling to the average Chinaman. Everybody knows that his year and month follows the moon. Their new year always happens at the first new moon after the sun enters Aquarius, that Is, between the 21st of January and the 19th of February, and as the new moon occurs on Friday, the 21st, at 11:25 g; m., the majority of Chinese insist that riday is the proper day. The more en- lightened Chinese understand the prob- lem and are disposed to obey the minis- ter’s mandate, but there is a mass of ig- norant, superstitious rabble who pin their faith to an oracle like the European Zad- kiel. and are breathing defiance at the minister for his daring interference with the ‘““decrees of Heaven” and the ‘‘order of nature” in attempting to lengthen the vear. The populace attribute this to his excellency's Christian faith and well- known foreign proclivities. Both he and the local officials have been denounced in fiithy \'Itugfrall\'e placards pasted on the walls of Chinatown. To pacify the excited community the original proclamation has been withdrawn and another {ssued explaining that the Minister and Consul-General have no per- sonal interest in the matter and are sim- ply acting under orders from Peking. As the matter now stands no compromise is possible. The Sam Yups and the Chris- tian missions will keep Saturday as New Year's day, while the obstinate See Yups will keep Friday and follow the old calen- dar throughout the year, and cursed is every other son of Han who departs from orthodox traditions to follow the crazy notions of foreign devils. A curious ceremony was observed two nights ago in the homes of the Chinése. Toward the close of every year Tsow Kwan, the god of the kitchen, the prin- cipal household deity, is supposed to as- cend to the skies and make his report to Yuk Wong. the Peariy Emperor. of the conduct of the household during the year. Everything that has transpired. good or bad, must be falthfully reported to this supreme ruler of the terrestrial gods. Little Tsow Kwan Is made of paper and is burned along with a paper horse. Su- perstitious women bélieve they see him seated on his horse. mounting up through the flames and smoke to the sky. Before he departs it is customaty to regale him with large quantities of sticky candy and sugar, the purpose of which is to cause his lips to stick together so close that he will be unable to utter a word to Yuk Wong. In some homes a feast is prepar- ed for him and ditties sung or burned in his honor. The following is a transla- tion of one of such effusions: Come. god of the kitchen, dear grand- father Wong, Come, here is your candy, and here’ls Your Tong. Now flit up to heaven, begone in a trice. Forget all that’s naughty, tell only ‘what’s nice. On the last night of the year Tsow Kwan will return and take his place in the new kitchen shrine prepared for him. Another feast is set and sacrifices of- fered to secure his good will and protec- tlon of the household during the coming year. The leading ldea among the Chi- nese at New Year's time s that with the new year a fresh lease of life begins, the record of the year’s conduct is complet- ed, the ledger Is closed and a new era dawns. This week all accounts must be settled, debts paid and old grudges for- iven. A general cleaning up Is going on n Chinatown, stores are being cleaned, whitewashed and painted, the accumula- lations of a year's cobwebs and dust swept away, these ablutions to concluda with a fusillade of firecrackers to drive out the ghosts and hobgobblins of the old year. —_——————————— EPWORTH LEAGUE ALLIANCE. @nnual Convention and Election of Officers for the Ensuing Year. The annual convention of the Epworth League Alliance composed of the Epworth Leagues of this city was held in the How- ard-street M. E. Church last evening, all the leagues belonging to the local Metho- dist churches being represented by large delegations. Rev. Dr. W. W. Case, pre- !Idlns elder of the San Francisco district, presided. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. D. W. Chilson, pastor of the Po- ] trero church, and a pralse service by M. V. Donaldson, secretary of the alliance. Ver{. pleasing vocal music was furnished i by the Misses Lily Hamilton, May Adams and Alice S. Brannan. ‘The speaker of the evening was Rev. E. P. Dennett, pastor of the Santa Rosa M. E. church and president of the California | conference of the Epworth League. His | effort was malnly in the line of rallying | the leagues for a great State convention to be held at the Howard-street church | next April. Reports recelved from the different | leagues betokened a very prosperous con- | dition of affairs in general, with steadlly | Increasing membership. | The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. John | Stephens, ~pastor Simpson _ Memorial | Church; first vice-president, Mrs. Julla | R. Davidson, Simpson_ Memorial Church; | second vice-president, Miss Hanna Moore, Epworth Church: third vice-president, Miss L“fy heyes, California-street | Church; fourth vice-president, Fred N. | Morcom, Central Church; secretary, Miss | Esther de Tuberville, Howard-street Church; treasurer, J. R. Potter, First | Church; chorister, Robert Husband, | Grace Church; planist, Miss Grace Chil: son, Potrero Church; organist, Miss Har- | riet Fish, First Church. —————— s TRIAL OF DR. SAMUEL HALL Prosecution Rested Its Case Yes- terday and To-Daythe Defense Will Have an Inping. The prosecution in the trial of Dr. Hall, who Is charged with the murder of Mrs. Ida Coakley, rested its case yesterday afternoon. The case came to such a sud- den halt that when the defendant was called upon to present his side his at- torneys explained that thiey were taken by surprise and would like to have a continuance granted until this morning. The request was granted by Judge Dunne, and the case will probably be ready to go to the jury to-morrow. | During yesterday's proceedings several | witnesses testified, but the most import- | ant evidence was' given by Mrs. Wells, a daughter of the defendant, Dr. F. B. Robinson and John Caakley, the husband of the woman who it Is_claimed was | murdered by Dr. Hall. Mrs. Wells testi- | fled as to the dead woman's visits to | the home of Dr. Hall for treatment, | and also shed some light upon_ several important issues in the case. Dr. Rob- | inson was subroenaed as an expert In | the case, and in his opinfon death was caused by a criminal operation. Coakley was extremely nervous on the stand, and had to be admonished time and again by counsel and the ~ourt to prevent him | from making statements that might be used against him when the charge agalnst him comes to trial. He was almost in tears when he was finally allowed to step from the stand. Nothing important was wrung from the lips of Coakley, and when he left the stand the prosecution rested its case. To-day the defense will have its | turn, and perhaps the prosecution may | have an opportunity to put on witnesses | in rebuttal. If this is the case Dr. Hall | will either be a free man or a convict to-morrow. FARMERS URGE A FREE MARKET The Project Discussed With the Board of State Harbor | Commissioners. Protest Against Having Thelr Products Thrown Overboard at the Pleas- ure of Commission Men. The Board of Harbor Commissioners held a special meeting Tuesday to con- sider the establishment of a free market on the water front. A number of farmers, fruit-growers, commission merchants and transportation agents were present, | and the matter was discussed at great | length, hut no action was taken beyond the adoption of a resolution asking the varfous interests affected to appoint committees to confer with the board in regard to the matter. Commissioners Colnon, Chadburne and Harney were in attendance, and after the disposal of some business pertaining to the new ferry depot W. H. Adams of San Jose, on behalf of the Farmers' Club, read a statement setting forth the views | of the agriculturists as to the needs of a free market. Mr. Adams also submit- ted the folloying resolution to the board, which was read and adopted without dis- | sent: “‘Resolved, That all classes directly In terested in the organization and manage- | ment of the free public market on State | property upon the San Francisco water | front, and especially the producers, trans- | portation companies and commission | merchants, be and they are hereby re- quested to appoint, in some method satis- factory to themselves, responsible com- mittees who shall represent them in their respective interests before this commis- sion in all matters relating to the free market. and such committees, when duly so appointed and certified by us, will be recognized as the representatives of the interests of those by whom they may be appointed. —_———— THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. The Japanese Cruiser Chitose to‘ Be Launched To-Morrow. | The ceremonies attendant upon the | | launching of the new cruiser Chitose, which is being built by the Unlon Iron Works for the Japanese Government, have been completed. The launching will | take place from the shipbuilding yards | of the company at the Potrero, near| Twentieth street, at 10:25 a. m. to-mor- row. In the christening of the new cruls- er both the forms of American and Japan will be observed. ‘With the breaking of the wine upon the | cruiser's deck two pigeons will be re- leased. The latter custom Is the usage observed In Japan, and s supposed to be indicative of liberty, and a life of eternal freedom. At the prow of of the vessel has been erected a stand for the accom- | modation of 200 especially invited guests, | and upon this the ceremonles will take\ place. In addition to the guests of honor there will be. present representatives of | both governments and the officials of the | Union Iron Works. Miss May L. Budd, | the niece of Governor Budd, will break | the bottle of wine upon the cruiser's deck, while the signal Yor the unblocking of the vessel upon her ways will be given by Miss Ada Sullivan, the daughter of Frank J. Sullivan of this city. Suspend- | ed over the cruiser in a basket will be the | pigeons, and as she glides off this will be opened by the pulling of a rope and the liberated birds will take their flight. | Governor Budd and his staff will be | present on the part of the State of Cali- | fornia. The Japanese Government will be represented by Captain 8. Sakural and | NEW TO-DAY. 'XlVIEVE OVE FROM THE 900 BLOCK to 809 Market Street, Flood Building, cor- ner Fourth and Market. Don't there, as perienced men to do a mistake, should other dentis ere is but one ELECTRO-DENTAL CLINIC in this city. advertise from our old location, and go No students or inex- your work. We guarantee ail work and the most courteous treatment, With prices less than one-half given you by any first-class dentists in the city. ¢ PRICES OF $4 50 up| 350 up |nB’you can R charge the modern electrical §to 12 m. 3 50 up| | CLEANING TEE' order for Teeth in the morn them the same da) or Extracting Teeth when plates are N ‘Work done as well at night A physiclan always in attendance. Don't forgot the namber—809 Market St., cor. Pourth. 2o &gk, r SILVER FILLING GOLD FILLING 25¢ up 75¢ up 50c up as b, light b Foe ocd have. *Lady o | could PsrRONE Chief Engineer Wadazaki of the Imperial Japanese navy and Consul Saburo Koya and his attendants. The United States army will have its representative in the person of General Willlam Shafter and | staff, while Admiral Kirkland and staff will be present on the part of the navy. The judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts will also be in attendance, as well as Mayor Phelan and the Supervisors. Besides this official representation there have been invited to be present a number of distinguished citizens of san Francis- 0. After the launching ceremonies a lunch- eon will be served at the yards of the Union Iron Works. The officlal repre- sentatives of Thomas A. Edison will be present for the purpose of taking pic- tures of the launching for the animato- scope. These will be taken to Japan, where they will be exhibited, at the re- quest of the Japanese Government. —_———————— SELLS BRASS FOR GOLD. Proprietor of the Lombard Auction Reooms Again Wanted. Miss Ira Hutchinson, 1037% Market street, swore to a complaint in Judge Joachimson’s court yesterday afternoon charging “John Doe’ with petty larceny by trick, fraud and device. About a week ago she went into the Lombard and a woman 5 auction rooms got her to bu pair of earrings for $12 on her promisa that she would give her $6 for the earrings. After Miss Hutchinson made the purchase the woman ‘‘capper’” not be found. 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